The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-20 00:00:00

THT Ti .'TEAT . A new Comedy, entitled Sqdde . n Arrivals ; 'fog Busy by Half, Ns as represented last nigldat this Theatre. DRAMATIS- PERSON .FE.. Old Transient. - - - Mr. DowToN. George Transient, - - Mr. M at- tir.ws. Major Torringbam, - - Mr. Ltaybrotib. Captain - - Mr. WROUC RYON. Henry TOrringliam, ,- Mr. WitEricit. Lard john Bauble, - - Mr. PALMER. Patrick Ballinamooney, Mr. lONNSTONr. DIJAChInan, - - Mr. W //WI T Z YR. Pendulum, - - - Mr. PENSON. Waiter, Servants, Messrs. OXBERRY, FianEa, WEBB, &C. Countess De Itosalba, - Mrs. EDWIN. Kitty Mdclaverty, - - Mrs. SPARKS. Hostess, Amelia TorrinAain, - Mi4S RAY. • ev - - - - - Mt's. ScOrr. 'CABLE. .! . . . The Scene at the opening of the Play lies in Hain burgh, but the action, during the remainder of it, is supposed to take place in this country: It ap pears that Major Torringitam. and Alford were Ta r - ' titular friends, but happening one evening, after having drank too freely, to quarrel; the latter ,gave the - former a • blow, and the consequence was .. a duel, in . which the Major *ll.---. This melancholy event occurred .at Hamburgh, and Alford re-visits that • place on his return to 'England, in order to express his deep contrition •O'n the fatal spci where he had sacrificed a - friend at the shrine. of -modern honour. ' In _order to atone as meal as possibltt to the family of his departed friend for having deprived them of a protetor, he commissioned Old Transient to provide for the son lend daughter of the late Major, in the most ample Manner, as their father was unable to leave'tliem a fartune.—Old Transient makes but a niggardly pro.' viiien for them out of very large supplies, which he redeives from Alford, and therefore the arrival of ',Word in England'renders it necessary to the conL tealing of hit - 'embezzlements for him to get the , son and daughter of Major Torringhcen out of the ray. In etiecting 'ibis; he procures a commission for Harry Torringhany, which forces him imine diately to leave the t:Ountry. On the day Of his intended departure, which is rendered the more dis tressing by an hopeless passion for the Countess, de Eosalva, whose life be had saved,. Harry is tempted to try his fortune at the gaining table. His losses render him desperate., • and he is about to ge on the highway, when he is called to assist Alford, who had been 'attacked by robbers. He rescues his en known benefactor, who relieves his distresses, and in consequence of this rencontre, discovers the fratr dulent pradices of Old Transient, who is subse iltiently coMpelled to resign his ill-gotten wealth. Meyer Torringham, who was not deackas was sup. Posed,returns; and again challenges ford, for the indignity be had formerly called him to an account for: A second duelli on the eve of !aking place; when the Countess de Rosa/va interposes, and in conse 9 1 1tnce the duellists are reconciled, and the fair me diator gives her hand to Harry 7 orringltanz, while George Transient, a rattling generous young fellow, obtains that of Azzelia,•the Major's daughter. As a sort of episode, the loves'olPtitrickßullinamoony and patty APCiaverty are introduced, and some Judi cruus scenes arise out of a mistake of the Irish thian's, who fancies that hek has inspired the Coun .lt3, with Sentituents - of affedioni Tni-s Comedy is written' in the modern style, con.- listing of a mixture of the pathetic and the extrava gant. the first and second ads are recommended ) 3y neat anti spirited dialogue ; but atter that period it declineS in that tespeCt, but rises in interest.— The eharaiier of Young Transient is the main spring, thOugh that of his Uncle is also very pro , tlinent.- The language is too uniform, for all th 6 characters, except the country Waiter and the old ,merman, use the saute style. This remark is - Particularly applicable to Old Transient, whose whole. ; life has been passed in pitch and tar, and'who'but recently aspires at fashionable modes. This charac ter reminds us of that of Old Votylas, in the Heir'ar Law, The gallant ovei ures of the Countess • rte itosalaa to Young Torringham, and . hiS retiring timidity, resemble Miss Russet and Charles Dudley, in the Vest lndian. It seems strange that Yozhig forringhant, whose life had uniformly been proper, 'should have. beOn entrapped at a gaming table, ex- ' ctpt to give il(ford an opportunity of relieving hint,, and the latter could not receive a very favoniebie impression of the young man on finding him at such a place. It is also strange that so great a friendship should have existed between Alford, a gentleman of high honour, and Old Transient, a vulgar trader'',' ; 41 vith 'whom there could be no proper foundation frit intimacy. Lord John. .Bauide is quite an expletive Part, and his ridicule of his own mode of life, which ja intended to be characteristic of his rank, as well ea his boasting that he past his life without fortune, and never thought of paying his debts, exceeded all bounds of probability. Ven Black, the Old Ger- - *llan, is brought to England% for no purpose, at Alford could not be.responsible in this country for the consequences of a duel .fought at , Hamburgh.— The Mistakes arising from the misdireetion of Young Transient's letters, were of a ludicrous kind; and all the scenes in which that charaaer was engaged, were entertaining. The return of Major Tarring ham,, who sss supposed to be dead and buried, is a little too romantic, and his determination to' have another duel with his friend was much too revolting. But with all these grounds of objection, the Author, who is generally reported to be Mr. COBB, his pro duced a Comedy on this occasion which exhibits a strong interest, and which is prolific of much amusement. The Play is altogether so lOng, that it will ,admit of considerable retrenchment, and if the pruning knife is judiciously used, the piece - Will not only be secure from critical rage, but most Probably enjoy a considerable share of popnly fa- Vour. The aEting of DOWTON and M-ArHEWS was ad- Mirable; and so was that Of JOHNSTONZ, in the Irishman. -WROUONTON displayed his usual judg ment and feeling in Alford. Mrs. EDWIN was rely spirited and easy in the Countess, but unluckily she has an eternal smile, which is discernible even ''bere she is supposed to be in distress. Miss RAY looked very pretty in Amelia, but she bas a kind of Legligerir indifference in her manner of speaking, indicating. no feeling, excites no interest. The Play altogether was well received, and-t-he audience, in those parts . which incurred censure, • , . pointed r'• tappro a n ss and .to not 'at any thing offensive or, absurd, and those parts may be easily removed iiv‘ithout i,n „the least interfering with a due devekpetnent of,tf'ke fable.. f• A- plain well written Pro ogee. was in' which • ,15:y Mr..EvaE, and a lively -Epilogue, , Mrs. EDWIN had an opportunilY'bf imitating 'Sow:eh and Irish, was much applauded. The Theatre was well attended, and the . aud i ience. in general received the piece in a very . favcyrable manner, and san6tionedits repetition this 'evening, with very few marks of an opposite senlitnent. z4F TOY' ORro CO:; TOF KING's LE ell, DEC. I 9 , WILCOX V. KEATES. : Thls was an action brought q,tlie piaintiir,, an ingenirm.ls mechanic, to recover iron] the defendant, a hat-rnapufdaurer, the stipulated value for a ma= chine ;'vented by the for, reducing the qunntura of manual labour 'in the tnanufa6ture of bats. • : Tie witness adduced by the 'plaintiff proved the agreeinent for 25 01 . for the exclusive use of the plain tiffi invention; that 2001. or thereabouts,. had been paid by the detendant ; but that the machine, .at no tithe, under the ,plaintiff's :auspices, was fit for the purpose intended. , The Plaintiff was aceord'ingly nonsuitel DAVEIDS ‘7 4/. bARBY. • , Mr. PARK, 'for the plaintiff, ,stated this to be an aEtion by a foreign seaman', tor . 'payment of his wages, in a vessel' of this co6ntry; in a voyage to • 'Sr. Domingo and back, whiCh occupied about the period of:six months, the wages for' which, being at the rate 'of tOur 'l4'll'l66as and 4 half per 'month, amounted to 271. The service of the plaintift.on board the defend ant's vessel; was pro' , ;ed, and also an offer of the 'def. lendant to pay the plaintiff's claini, On receiving a release. , Th . ts propo?itiOn, however,: the plaintiff 'could not comply irh, having, an aetion.Jpending against the defendant for ay.iolent a,sault committed on lint) by the defendant, also standing in. the paper tot trial.' . Mr. GA itllo - 'Yir,' for the defendant; preided that' the platntif . had behaved in a mutinous and insubor dinate manner, itninediately atter an ,engagetnent Coven t -G tif- den . The Metawit of 'Pence was represented fast night at this house, and it is with pleasure we Thfcirtn out Readers that the reign .of tumult is. whoily..At an end. We are gli:d alsd to find that the sen timents, which, however obscured by Occasional resentment, will always aniniate:tliel)eOple (If this country, haveletutued With the general tranquility, for when a d was raised in:fave ; YuSr of Mr. BRANDON, it was received With grea . t . apPlause. We must repeat our hopes that Mr. ERANDiii•J may fully participate in the general amnesty, and we have little doubt 'that a wanly concession on his part (fiA. Britons will never require any unseemly abasement) will be well received, and effedually reinstafelain - - in that employment which he .has discharged with unimpeachable re6titude and diligence throith the greater part of his life. Mrs. WEsToiv, a Cothic I\l - tress of io . ri:t'e' brity on Provincial Boards, is engaged at Covent- Garden Theatre, and is to Mike her debut soon after Christmas. • _ .. . The' Falmouth TheatieVias la open last night, 1 vvith . a Kreuch privateer Off, the harbour oi. St. Do 'tinder the inatergemeot oaf Mr. FISHER; with the t Mingo, and while the pri'vateer sallhoie in sight; CoMedy of The Honey Moon, and The irishn'tan zit I tit; which the.cietenclant had, to represS that insUbor- London. , ' - i &thaw Spirit, been obliged to file his ; pistol at Madame CATALAN' left town, yesterday, for l lbe 151aintiff, On occO'int of which the anion of as . V ot t, I sank was hrout ; but , vii in consequence -of which „ The bomedy . ,of The Rivals, and the: Farce of 'disobedience, e(orders, the Learned Connsel con -The Children in the IPood,were to be performed, fo I tended the 'plaintiff hiid forfeited all claim to wages. the, be'rtefit 'of Mrs. FLETCHER, at the Newark Mr. PARE. contended; that such a forfeiture, sup- Theatre, on Saturday last. posing it to have Laken place, could not be both re- Miss Faffors and Mr. BENNET are perforaling the nospective and prospeeti•;.e. If the plaintiff had for parts of Prince 'Orlando and Flaretta, ip the Opera feited his wages by disobedience of orders previous of Thet'aZinec't., at the Manchester Theatre. to the arrival of the ship at St. Deming(); why not The Theatre in Doblin has had its riots also.--A - then dismiss WA), and it he deserVed it, punish him dispute arose betWVeti M. Des HAYES and M. for bii disobedierice ? He submitted, however, that D'EGviLLE , which ptbduted hand-bilks; placards, , (lie defendant was not entitled :to Seem lo'pass by . and advertisements on bOth :sides: . 03 Wednesday •t ally tiliscotidat in the plaintiff at the time, and now last Mr. D'EL;vit.hE's pupil (the fine groupe of f, to bring it for Ward., as inferring a total forfeiture of 1 girls whom he has tau lit to dame so beautifully) . wage's tor a; voyage both out and house. . , had a benefit. A' !umber was spread that he would - Lord Ei __L,,,liNeellonGfi liel, however, that it ,was himself pocket the profits. This rumour h e i m .. j all One contract, and that ho. new contract having peted to M. DES HAYES, and solerenly denied the. beet's smade, a violation during any part ofit,.woisid a fad: The girls had an overtfewing Theatre. They serve are ndw on their return to London'. j . A witness wits then adduced for the defendant, to .............. . prove the alnii.tiLlS spirit evinced by the plaintiff, - EXTRACT OF A LETTER. and by, others" ot tile. crew; while the French pri- Ised was still in .i h " CADIZ, NOV. 29. —Nothing i nterest i ng i ias.oc - : . , . vateer whom they Lid repo , ,gt . , The eiidence, 'however, ~w as not git':en with that letter.of the t6tt current ciarred s nee my last to you i , temper; or s erring 'disinterestedness 'as to the issue 1 excepti;ig the very sanguinary battle of Ocana, be, of the, suit, whlch could satisfy- the Court of. its ' tweets the French and Spaniards a few Particulars and .impartiality. On. his cross-exa in i na tio n only of which yet are known The general opinion truth too, the 'witness was oblheed to .-tdinit that,,in con as to the result is; that it was nearly e4nally dc_ too, the wound which the plaintiff received stradive on both sides. The number reported to have been killed between them is 16,000 4nm. - r from a pistol fired at him by the defendant, though, but, " The Spanish infantry behaved like heroes, -In the witness alleged, loaded only with powder and wadding, itie plaintiff was confined for seven weeks; . unfortunately, their cavalry being but raw and bad . - ly mounted, instead of rendering that assistance t and that, while the plaintiff was lying.apparently lifeless on 'the deck, in cousequence ot this wound, which was greatly needed, failed. The consequence the defendant seized the other pistol , loaded in. a si- Was, that the rest of. the forces were intimidated, and a general dispersion was occasioned. Fad it radar manner; and swore that he would blow out not been for this miscondua of the horse, there s the brain, of any other than on .board who might so would nu - have remained a single Frtuchinan alive; e°hll‘l6t himself. - victory flaying already been shouted by the Spanish On a , suggestion by the Learned Judge, it was infantry. . . agreed that no more should be heard of the case; . , The hadbehaviour of the cavalry Will of course that a redid should in this adion ho taken for th e pl a i nt iff, and' ally- the assault should be referred to lead to an inquiry,. and those hound guilty of coLv-: . • , Mr i • •• Gzelee. ardice or treachery (thelatter is the most probable), . - will.be shot. The infantry have rallied again, and, DECHAUNE AND OTHERS V. LANE. according to the advises from La .Carolina, are c01 , .t 'Mr. GARROW opened this case on behalf of the lect e:_k 41 that neighbourhood to the • number' of Plaititills; who were the assignees of two bankrupts; 40,000 men, the • one .being a_separate, and the other a joint corn t'. The new Go ve r n m e nt is extremely wive:—i missdn, in which it was alleged, but not proved, The Ecclesiastical. President (the Bishop in partitus : there were many flagitious circumstances,' and that of Laodicea) appears to be - a man exactly fit to go- ; the; refendant and his father; -were perhaps vein them dining the present state of affairs. Cadiz . orittbined to aki very dishonestly towards their cre has a new COnlinanOtint,,_ t , ditors. 'He observed, that by the late Mt of Par Gen&al Venegas *as sent purposely by the .- liament, - Which is usually denominated Sir Samuel Junta to put these people upon their mettle. Be- ' ROll - filly's Ad, a Commission of Bankruptcy aro fort, he i ft. their Regiments, and were displaying arrived here, this place was full Of Officers, duced in Court ) superseded the necessity of. proving who hadle that the party against whom it issued, had comnsitted - their dazzling unitorms in the public walks. His I an aiSt of bankruptcy, unless a Defendant, in an first care was, to order these Gentlemen immediately. adion -in which . Such bankruptcy Was diSPUted, to join their respedive corps; his next was, to es should at the tirne.of pleading, give netioe that. he tablish a regular police, and to send from hetice to should dispute the fad of an ad of bankruptcy having the army all the idle inhabitants who could give no I been .committed. Here the Defendant had origi rational account of themselves; and last night. he nally - pleaded without such notice, but that plea had issued an order for every Spaniard in Cadiz, whether` been abandoned ; the Defendant had pleaded de Merchant or tradesman, - or of whatev e r description, nova, and accompanied themew plea with such tw it between 14 and 60 years of, age ) to enrol them- tiee, therefore the .id of bankruptcy west be proved, selves as volunteers." Upon this there was a question between the At- We hare another letter from•Cadii, witted by torney-General and Mr. Garrow, who should' sa Officer of the British Army, suartered at T3a, I take the.burthen of. proving the ad of' bankruptcy ? dajos. It is dated - one day later than the Preaed-: Lord ELLEarteROUGH held, that the construction' ing, and mentions, that it was. daily' expeded that .16 beptit upon the ;.ACt was, that the givin of no the. army would withdraw - either :to Abrantes or lice at the. time of delivering in the plea, - that the Lisbon. at of bulkroptcy would be disputed, did not, shift the ordinary mode of i.f001; it only,made that proof teeklssary,. -which, but for the notice, the Ad (Lis , penned with,, but Which., with the notice, the Ad called for.. That burthen 'was upon the Plaintiff be fore the AO, - and, the notice being given, the same burthen remained on the Plaintiff after the Ad. The Plaintiff therefore must, its this case, prove the ad of bankruptcy. This knocked Up the Plaintiff's Case in this ac tion, for he had no witness who could - prove the ads of bankruptcy, in .question,- except those who were interested +n increasing the funds out of which the debts were to be paid; and such witnesses were not competent, and therefore' the Plaintiffs were Yesterday Lord HAnildwnr, and 'the Hon. Mr. RYDER, had a long coriference. A letter from a Gentlepan at Malta,.to his friend in 'Glasgow, dated 22d 06tober, says, ", We have all been taken aback by the death of Sir ALEXANDER BALL. Fie . died on the 20th inst. aged 52 years.--,r He was rather devoted to the Maltese interest, but he was certainly in the right. We, British, are too apt to despise foreigners ; he fOund it necessary, to _prate& them 'as he did. They, however, are an ungrateful set of wretches; their bigotry .would not permit that their bells should-be rung at, his fune ral ; even his leniency seemed to make them disre spea hint. We buried - him yesterday ; he was laid in a fort - close to that in which Sir Jinx!! ABER. CROMSY lies, The Man of War and Cavaliers (two dominatin forts) fired minute guns, and 1 1 pieces of artillery fired three rounds over his.grave. We are all in mourning for a month, an .0 all pAlie amusements are suspended for eight days atter the funeral, He was most exemplary in virtue, ho nour, honesty, and friendship, and died embalmed i in our tears, and wafted to heaven in our sighs."' nodsuited. GWYNE V. JURDINE. Mr. GAtinow stated thii . to be an aetion for an in jury done to the Plaintiff's vessel` by that of the Dc fendant, while it passed Gravesend Reach. There appeared upon the evicience,no doubt what ever of the lad . of the injury, and the amount of it was's4l, But the defence set up.by Mr.IYIARRYAT was that y the statute of the sth of Geo. 11. C, 20, .it %%as rovided, that no foreign vessel (and this was a SW a- disk one) could be Ovigatea , En the ii - . , ::: - ii - :: - , - ..;;;,„ wittiotit, having .on board, a, trinity -House .Pilot i such pilot,,wiis on board the Defendant's vessel . , n And it . yas,, therefore, .in Point of,laW, under his 'gui r drnce and., direction ; and the .action should be against.the pilot, if the vessel lit,as unskilfully navi gated, for the Patendant had nothing to do with her . management. . , Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, he chould ;not turn the party round by a non Thi s . objeElion, but ' . save the 'point that it might. be moved .hereafer; argued before the Court, and finally determined, so that the party. would not have to corn - ,3.,,d,0wn again with the same fatls in .another trial, whiChwould be the 'caself the Plaintiff was nonquited. Evidence was then given . of, atrinity flonse Pilot being on board the defendane.s vessel at the time of this accident, which, it appeared, .might have been avoided by ordinary care in thoSe who steered it, as there was abut\dant room to pass on the starboard or, the larboard side of that of the Plaintiff, which lay at anchor, while the vessel of the Defendant was goingin lull sail. . It was contended, that as those on board the De• fendant's vessel hailed the Plaintiff's, they ought to have moved her iiythehelm so as to get out of the way of being damaged; but Lord ELI;ENAOROUGP beid, that w::ile the Plaintiff's Vessel lay ar anchor', and there was room to pass it on eit her side, there :vas no obligation on those who had the care of it to Move it a single inch it was the business of those who . sailed by to steer Clear anu do i:o injury, be cause the thing was easy--ii might have been other -Wise*, if there had been a difficulty in, avoiding the. danger. Verdi& for the Plaintiff, damages 541: COURT OF CHANCERY, Mc. 14. BEVAN V. PEARCE. This wasln application to the Court, on behalf of Mr. Cockerell, the receiver appointed by the Court io receive of the Portuguese Ambassador.seventeen years arrear of rent (athounting to 40001, and-up. wards), for , the house which has been occu pied for many years . by: the Ambassadors from the Court of Portugal, and the obje& was ; to discharge an order lately obtained by the plaintiffs to 4h,is case, that the Receiver shohld in four days brtng, in his account before the Master,, or stand .committed -to the 'Fleet Prison, and Mr. Cockerell Ora , made an atlidavit, stating 'his many applications to•the Ambassador forshe rent; hut that he had cot Obtained an answer ; and that; therefore, he had nu account to carry in. ,The Court; under the , e circumstances, discharged the. former order against him, and rtcommended him to take the Master's di reaions, hosk to proceed to obtain payment of the vent, consistently: with the Aa of Queen Acme, made for pres:Aynag the privilegeg of Ambassadors. . 'Sunday se'nnight a tire broke out in a'barn and stable belonging to Mr. Giffin, of.adborough, near itienley-in-Atden, ctihich were entirely burnt down, tatether with seven or eight, loads of tvheit in the straw, which they contained. A valuable horse, . w hi c h w a s , in the stable, was burnt to deash. IA most shocking instance, of malicious depravity is, connected with ,this , c3lamhy. ,The•-accident hap pened while Mrs. Griffin and her son were at church; no person living lets at home but Mr. Griffin who is advanced in years, and the servant, girl. , The alarm of the fire was first given by the girl, by her gong to-a• neighbour's house; who on being questioned as to bet knowledge of.t he affair, said a strange wan Called at the house soon after her mistress ha(l and asked who was at home, and who on Lehig told, went into the stable, and soon atter came Out. again, and went away. On Monday ; some Of .the neighbours took the girl into a parlour to investigaro the true clause of the fire,when she at length Contess ed to have set fire to the stabh herself, and she has hewn since committed to - Worcester County Gaol, to - • • be tried. fur the •• A fe w nights ago, the mills in the town of New pOrt,-County of li t )yerafy, with a quantity'of flour and corn therein; were consumed by fire. The cause of this conflagration ant destruaion of property is attributed to the malignity of some person, as yet unknown, who,-at the ; dead of night (an uriustial flood then prevailing in .ihe river) .opened the sluice, by which the machinery-was set. into such rapid mo tion as to causeignitiOn. A few evenings since; as Mr. Henry Hull, 'hutch . - er, of Ovarearavan, near Monmouth, was returning home from that - town, in company with a <neigli bourand his daughter, in order to avoid th,e roatit at Trothey-biidge, they - attempted to get into the by winking over the weir-head at that place. His trtend, with his child-, had passed it; and was'in the al-.1 of stretching out his hand to assist Mr. Hull, when the foot of the latto slipped, and, from the wpight of water which then flowed, he WFs cat ried down the stream and drowned, The darkness of the ff evening prevented any attempt to recover the body,. which was not found till Wednesday morning, and was then' discovered at the bridge leading to Troy fionse. SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon as some workmen were finishing a house in Sloane. street, the .icafrOlcling, as well as the side of the house, .suddenly gave way, by which memos six un fottunate persons - were precipitated to the ground. They were soon after i dugout of the .ruins, in such a bruised and lacerated gate, that no hopes are enter, tained of their recovery. They were all conduocd to St. George's Hospital. On Saturday, the illeading coach ran over the Maidenhead waggoner, on Smalberry-green, and broke his thigh in so shocking a - manner, that it is thought amputation must take place. . CO6T-EXCI:ANGE, DEC. 20.—T0 day there are few• fresh arrivals of Wheat, but tolerable remain ing quantities on hand of Foreign, again waiting the expected supplies—few saleS are effected, 'and those at little variation ; Barley and Malt in short snpplies, and full as dear; New Tick . . Beans 40.. to 40s. per guar - m . 7 -01d quoted as under ; White. Peas rath4r lower ; the Oat trade fluctuates; but little Flour, at late prices, and fine American, wholesale, 58s. to 635. per barrel.' Wheat -78 s a gos a row Tick-Beans(old) 50s a 555 Fine ditto . - tc6s a 1 tos Oats - -26 s a 3os a 34$ • nye - - - 505 a S4S Poland'ditto -37 s a 4.8 Barley - - - cos a 56s l'otatoe ditto - 4is a --s Malt - Sos a 85s Rape Seed - . 461 a sil White Vease - 765 a k sm ? trine Hour - 905 a 95s Grey ditto . - .55s a 6os Seconds . . Bis a you BearS (old) . 6os a 66s